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The Evolving Legal Landscape for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the United States

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At least seven states have passed amendments in 2024 related to property rights: Louisiana , Illinois , Alaska , Pennsylvania , Alabama , Colorado and Wyoming. The amendments passed by Louisiana , Alaska , Alabama and Wyoming aim to promote unitization of pore spaces for carbon sequestration.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The appellate court also agreed with the court below that it was not appropriate to recognize a new tort of “intentional investment in abnormally dangerous activities” advocated by the plaintiffs on behalf of future generations.

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Yum — See Also

Above The Law

Everything's Bigger In Texas : Including tort liability after absolutely nutty abortion bill signed into law. Shocking No One, Republican Slept With A Child : But the Wyoming congressional hopeful thinks we should let it slide. There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch : Unless you work at Ropes & Gray!

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Baldwin’s Trump Defense: How A Defamation Lawsuit May Be Baldwin’s Greatest Parody

JonathanTurley

That is itself ironic in that Baldwin, the ultimate celebrity, will be able to hit Roice (who just a few years ago was simply a lifeguard in Wyoming ) with the higher burden meant for figures like himself. As a public figure or limited public figure, she would need to satisfy the actual malice standard.

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Justices won’t intervene in dispute over transgender rights and bathrooms

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corporations can be sued for violations of the Alien Tort Statute, the law on which the Iraqi plaintiffs were relying, at all. And in the second case, Montana and Wyoming v. In August 2020, then-Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall suggested that the justices put CACI’s case on hold until their ruling in Nestle v.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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California Federal Court Entered Final Judgment Vacating Repeal of 2016 Waste Prevention Rule After Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Rule. On October 8, the District of Wyoming vacated the 2016 rule, with judgment entered on October 23. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , No. 20-1145 (D.C. No appeals have been filed yet.

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Alec Baldwin’s Trump Defense: A Torts Case Where Imitation Merged With Litigation

JonathanTurley

That is itself ironic in that Baldwin, the ultimate celebrity, will be able to hit Roice (who just a few years ago was simply a lifeguard in Wyoming ) with the higher burden meant for figures like himself. As a public figure or limited public figure, she would need to satisfy the actual malice standard.

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